i painted for the first time, my hood, bumper and trunk (base/clear)...overall pretty happy with it actually, except for the orange peel

4- coats of black base

2- light to medium coats of clear

1- heavy wet coat of clear

how can i sand/polish this? I would rather use a finer grit wet sand paper due to the fact that i would rather have a little orange peel, rather than burn threw the clear and have to do it again. iahev a car buffer will this work for polishing?

TRUNK

HOOD

BUMPER

keep in mind im not looking for perfection, ive always wanted to try painting, its not a show car .....so please dont make fun of me

You should be able to sand and buff that orange peel out. Start with about 1000-1200 grit wet, using something for a sanding block. I usually will use a piece of a stir stick for smaller areas. After you sand it flat with the original paper, work your way up with 1500, 2000 and then 2500.

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